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Folklorist Dale Jarvis to Host Haunted Hotline on Halloween
He's calling it "Open Line for the Undead." Folklorist and storyteller Dale Jarvis is taking to the airwaves on VOCM this weekend and opening the lines to callers to share their stories of ghosts and ...
Oct 29, 2021
Teachers Recognized for Innovation with Premier's Awards
Six local teachers have been recognized with the Premier's Award for Teaching, handed out in the lobby of Confederation Building yesterday. The recipients include Colin Barry of St. Matthews in St. Jo...
Oct 29, 2021
Man Convicted in Captain's Quarters Murder Loses Appeal of Verdict
The man convicted of second-degree murder in a shooting at the Captain's Quarters Hotel six years ago has lost his appeal of the verdict. Brandon Phillips was 27 when he held up the bar with a loaded ...
Oct 29, 2021 (File Photo.)
Senior Hockey Returns to Eastern Newfoundland
Senior hockey returns to the arenas in eastern Newfoundland tonight with two games scheduled in the Avalon East Senior Hockey League. The season kicks off at 7:30 p.m. with the Southern Shore Puglisev...
Oct 29, 2021
Local Law Enforcement Holding Torch Run in Support of Special Olympics
The Law Enforcement Torch Run in support of Special Olympics gets underway this morning. Some 30 runners, many from various law enforcement agencies in the province, are taking part in today's fundrai...
Oct 29, 2021
Facebook Inc. Rebrands as Meta
Facebook is undergoing a major rebrand. The company will now be known as "Meta," which it says represents their desire to grow beyond social media and into the world of virtual reality. Their individu...
Oct 29, 2021 (Image via Meta YouTube.)
Local Tech Startups Graduate from Genesis Enterprise Program
A group of promising Newfoundland and Labrador startups have graduated from the Genesis Enterprise Program. Enterprise is Genesis' flagship three-year program that helps early-stage technology compani...
Oct 29, 2021
Government Lowers Required Percentage of Community to Vote in Favour of Resettlement
Government says a revision of its relocation policy is not about accelerating the shutdown of rural Newfoundland and Labrador. The percentage of full-time residents required to vote in favour of reloc...
Oct 29, 2021 (Municipal Affairs Minister Krista Lynn Howell)
Trimper Excited to Work with Labrador's Newest Independent MHA
An Independent MHA is welcoming the growing number of members who are sitting independently in the House of Assembly. Half of the four seats in Labrador are now represented by Independent members afte...
Oct 29, 2021 (File photo.)
Association for New Canadians Securing Housing for Afghan Refugees
The Association for New Canadians doesn't believe they will have much trouble in finding housing for the 116 Afghan refugees that will now be calling the province home. Executive director Megan Morris...
Oct 29, 2021
